Horseshoe.



No. 727,835. PAJJEJJTJJJJ" MAY `112, 1903.

J. o. & J. I. PIPER.

EORSESHOB.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 24. 1902.

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PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN C. PIPER AND JAMES I. PIPER, OFV BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

HORSESHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 727,835, dated May 12, 1903.

Application filed July 24, 1902. Serial No. 116,823. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom, it Tiuri] concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN C. PIPER and JAMES I. PIPER, citizens of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Horseshoes, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to an improvement in horseshoes which are particularly adapted for horses having tender feet or for' use in cold weather when the pavements are more or less icy.

The object of our invention is to produce a shoe composed of metal and leather which is simple, durable, and inexpensive to manufacture, which Willretain a leather surface during the entire life of the shoe, andwhich is intended to deaden or absorb the shocks which the horses legs are subjected to when traveling over Cobblestone pavements or uneven roads.

Our invention consists, to these ends, of the improvements which will be hereinafterl fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a horseshoe embodying.

our improvements. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section of the same. verse section of the shoe, taken on line 3 3, Fig. l. Fig. 4t is a similar section taken on line 4: 4, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. l with the leather pads removed. Fig, 6 is a side view of the complete shoe.

Referring to the drawings in detail, like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

The letter A designates the metal foundation or body portion of the shoe, which may be made of iron or any other suitable metal. This foundation comprises a top securingplate a, having a toe-piece B, with a central longitudinal fiange b extending therefrom. This ange is ilush With the toe-pieceV and serves to strengthen the shoe at this point', thereby greatly lessening the liability of the shoe spreading and also providing a metal facing at the point where the shoe receives the greatest wear. V-

Extending from the toe-piece B to the rear end of each curved member of the securingplate a is a depending fiange C, both being curved and arranged near the outer edge of Fig. 3 is a trans-` the shoe. That portion of the securing-plate a lying outside of said curved'depending flanges is provided with nail-apertures D, such as are common in shoes of this type. The curved' flanges C are of less height than the toe-piece and the central longitudinal flange b and are designed to be covered by leather pads E, which form the outer Wearingsurface of the shoe. These flanges serve as strengthening-ribs for the securing-plate a, but are primarily designed to prevent out- Ward movement of the inner layer F of the leather pads E. The inner layers of these pads have their forward end shaped to bear against the longitudinal flange b, their outer edges cut to bear against the inner faces of the curved fianges C, and their inner edgev `arranged iiush with the inner edge of the securing-plate a. The pads E have their outer layers F cut to substantially the same form as the inner layers with but one exception-that is, they are somewhat wider and cover the under surface of the curved flanges C. The inner edges of the outer layer are arranged ilush with the inner edges of the inner layer, while the outer edges thereof are arranged Hush with the outer curved surfaces of the flanges C. The inner layers of the pad are set in place and secured to the securing-plate a by means of pegs G,- driven through perforations g in the said plate from the inner side thereof and through the inner layers, so as to project ashortdistance therethrough. The outer layers are then positioned on the projecting pegs and struck with a suitable tool to cause the pegs G to enter said outer layers, and thus permit of bringing the same against the inner layers and the under faces of the curved flanges C. Pegs H are then driven from the outer or wearing surface of the outer layers through the same and the inner layers, so as to bring the ends thereof against the securing-plate.` This arrangement provides a very substantial shoe with which the shocks to which a horses legs `are subjected are greatly lessened, if notentirely absorbed. The pegs provide substantial means to prevent undue-Wearing of'ithe leather pads and to secure the padsto the securing-plate. As shown by dotted lines .I in Fig. 3, the uneven or Cobblestone pavements tend to wear the pads concave and also IOC have a tendency to force the leather pads outward. It is apparent that with this arrangement the inner layer can be Worn concave after the outer layer is worn away without causing the curved flanges C to come in contact with the pavement, and the said flanges will at all times prevent the pads from moving laterally on the securing-plate a.

By means of this construction a very light shoe is provided in which only the toe of the shoe is provided with metal for Wearing purposes. Other advantages obtained are that the shoe will prevent slipping and that a leather wearing-surface is presented to the pavement until the shoe is entirely worn out.

Having thus described our invention, what We claim is- 1. In a horseshoe, the combination of the securing-plate having a depending flange arranged at or near its outer edge thereof, a separate Wearing-pad secured to said plate and having its inner half` bearing with its outeredge against theinnerface of said flange and with its outer half overlapping the said flange to fully cover the same, substantially as set forth.

2. In a horseshoe, the combination of the securing-plate having a depending flange arranged near the outer edge thereof, a wearing-pad formed of an outer and an inner section secured together and to said securingplate, said inner section bearing with its outer edge against the inner surface of said flange, and the outer section overlapping and bearing against the under side of said flange and having its outer edge ush with the outer surface of the saine, substantially as set forth 3. In a horseshoe, the combination of the securing-platehavingadependingtoe-piece,a longitudinal flange extending centrally from said toe-piece and curved depending flanges arranged near the outer edge of' said securing-plate, wearing-pads divided by said longitudinal flange and having their outer faces flush with said longitudinal flange and said toe-piece and being arranged to overlap the curved depending flanges, substantially as set forth.

4. In a horseshoe, the combination of the securing-platehavingadependingtoe-piece,a longitudinal flange extending centrally from said toe-piece and curved depending flanges extending from said toe-piece to the rear of the shoe, said anges being of less height than said longitudinal flange and toe-piece, leather wearingpads divided by said longitudinal flange and having their outer faces flush with said longitudinal flange and toe-piece, said wearing-pads being each formed of an inner section and an outer section, the inner sections being flush with the under side of the curved flanges and bearing against the inner curved surfaces of' the same, and the outer sections bearing against the inner section and the under side of the curved flanges and having their outer edges flush with the outer curved surface of the latter, substantially as setI forth.

5. In a horseshoe, the combination with the securing-plate havinga depending toe-piece,a longitudinal flange projecting centrally from said toe-piece and curved depending flanges arranged near the outer edge of said securing-piece, wearing-pads on opposite sides of said longitudinal flange, each pad being formed of an inner section and an outer section, the inner sections bearing with the outer edges against the inner surfaces of the curved flanges, and the outer sections being wider than the inner sections so as to overlap the curved flanges and having their outer edges flush with the outer cnt-ved surfaces of said flanges, pegs passing from the inner side of the securing-plate through the inner section and into the outer section, and pegs passing from the outer wearing-face of the outer section through the same and into the inner section, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we have affixed our signatures in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN C. PIPER. JAMES I. PIPER. Vitnesses:

CHAs. F. BURKI-IART, EMIL NEUHART. 

